Nduduzo Makhathini was born in 1982 in uMgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Growing up in a Zulu cultural environment, he was introduced early to the connection between...
Small jazz groups with two saxophonists are a rare treat, and this is what you get with Joe Sanders’s “Parallels” featuring Logan Richardson, Seamus Blake, and Gregory...
Soul jazz and Spiritual Jazz are subgenres in jazz since the 1950s: for soul jazz it passes from Ray Charles to Jimmy Smith or Gary Bartz, who in particular also crosses over into...
Italian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Sigura is set to embark on a European tour, showcasing his latest project DUNIA alongside collaborative performances with Migrantes and the...
George Cables has been active as a post-bop jazz pianist playing with some of the best musicians of his generation, and a number of significant jazz forebearers, since the early...
The far-eastern edge of Europe gets scant attention when it comes to jazz, though there a few exceptions. This is the case of Tigran Hamasyan, who was born in Armenia (in 1987),...
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis (born 1960) is from New Orleans of the Marsalis clan. He is the younger brother of jazz trumpeter Wynton, and elder brother of jazz trombonist...
Alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius is set to embark on a tour across Spain, the UK, and Ireland with his new quartet. The tour, which begins on October 19, 2023, in Madrid and...
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey in February 2023, the Göksel Yilmaz Ensemble is stepping up to assist the local musicians who have suffered...
Award-winning Scottish keyboardist Peter Johnstone leads a “dream team” of world class jazz talents on a six-concert tour from Thursday 19th to Tuesday 24th October....
Taking a whole band, plus equipment, on tour from Innsbruck to Amsterdam, by bike. Master percussionist and handpan pioneer Manu Delago is known worldwide as an excellent player...